The Marine was wounded in the left forearm by being bitten by a shark while collecting networks. A crew member of the Spanish boat 'New Cedes' was bitten by a shark in the sea off the Azores and was wounded in the left forearm.

The fisherman, aged 49, was picked up by the hospital ship 'Juan de la Costa', and subsequently transferred to the Hospital do Divino Espirito Santo. He is currently stable and is out of danger, according que.es sources have confirmed to the center.

The circumstances of the attack are unknown. Although it could have happened while collecting fishing net.